Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 40:26
And [there were] seven steps to go up to it, and the porches thereof [were] before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
26. arches before them ] the porch thereof was to the inside, cf. Eze 40:22. The palm trees belong exclusively to the “posts,” i.e. the jambs of the egress from the porch into the court.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Seven steps: see Eze 40:22.
To go up to it; the floor or square court.
Before them: see Eze 40:22. One on this side, and another on that side; on the right and on the left-hand posts, each post had one palm tree.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And there were seven steps to go up to it,…. To the south gate, as there were to the east and north gates, Eze 40:6:
and the arches thereof were before them; [See comments on Eze 40:22]:
and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof; that is, on the posts of this gate were palm trees, two on each post, one on one side, and the other on the other: this verse shows us how many palm trees were painted on the posts, and how they were disposed of; [See comments on Eze 40:16].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
seven: Eze 40:6, Eze 40:22, Eze 40:29, 2Pe 3:18
palm trees: Eze 40:16, Eze 40:22, Psa 92:12, Psa 92:13, Son 7:7, Son 7:8
Reciprocal: Eze 40:21 – arches Eze 40:31 – and palm Eze 40:34 – eight steps
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eze 40:26. This last gate seems to have been higher than the area immediately adjoining it. for it required 7 steps to reach it.. The palm trees were ornamental items that were either carved or painted on the posts.